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Lava Flow Front
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Caption:
1 May 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows the margins and front of a large lava flow located on the plains southeast of Ascraeus Mons in the Tharsis region. Tharsis is the site of the majority of martian volcanoes and lava flows. In this case, lava flowed from left (west) to right (east) and flowed no further east than the margins of the flow seen in this picture.
Location near
: 5.4°N, 102.1°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Northern Summer
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Mountain, Volcano | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-05-01 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-05-01 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07891 | |
| Identifier | PIA07891 | |
